Healing for Hip Hop Lovers

The crisis is the consistent loss of life experienced in the Twin Cities due to gun violence, addiction and systemic oppression of marginalized people. Within the last few weeks, we've seen a Black police officer gunned down on the job and a non-verbal child found dead. The impact on the Black community is that we're hurting and normalizing the trauma because we see it so often. Many have become desensitized or seek substances to numb their pain. This project will use music, journaling and community engagement to provide an outlet for folks to process their grief in a creative way to cultivate real healing.